M.Tech Computer Science & Technology 

at Central University of Punjab, Punjab - Other

The Central University of Punjab has good placements for M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). The university places around 70–90 percent of students each year. The average salary package is 8 LPA, with the highest being 24 LPA and the lowest being 4 LPA. the university's placement rating is 5.7/10. However, one Quora user says that the university doesn't have a placement cell. 

Here are some other information:-

• The university's placements are better than other colleges in North India.
• The university encourages students to become self-sufficient.
• In 2020, 112 students were placed, and 120 students chose to pursue higher studies.

About the University:- University is accredited 'A+' grade in 2023 in second accreditation cycle by NAAC and has secured 95th, 87th and 84th, 81st rank in the year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively in the University category of NIRF.

Candidates cannot join the Central University of Punjab without appearing for the central university's common test CUET for PG course.  The eligibility criteria for Mtech courses at the Central University of Punjab require a valid score on CUET PG and graduation with merit. The admission process for PG courses is based on CUET followed by the couselling rounds. Candidates must make sure to have Bachelor's degree from a recignised board before applying for the exam. 

The Central University of Punjab (CUP) requires applicants to have a bachelor's degree in engineering or technology with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates) in order to admit them to its two-year Full-Time M.Tech programme in several specializations. Furthermore, candidates with a valid GATE score are given preference. The university administers the CUET-PG Entrance Exam to applicants who do not have GATE results.

The following are the specific cutoff scores for M.Tech programs, which change annually and were in place for the academic year 2023:

Cybersecurity M.Tech: 48

Technology and Computer Science M.Tech: 53

The exact cutoffs for upcoming admission cycles are not guaranteed by these numbers, which are only meant to be examples.

Central University of Punjab M.Tech fee is around INR 20,000 for two years. At the time of admission, the fee charged from the students includes tuition fee, examination fee, laboratory fee, sports fee, computer and internet fee and many other components. Further, candidates must also pay the CUET PG application fee. The application fee amount will be different as per category/ number of subjects applied by the candidates.

*This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

A candidate to be eligible for admissions must have passed an equivalent Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related stream with at least 55% marks (50% for reserved category) from a recognised University.

Candidates also need to appear for entrance exam CUCET for the academic year.

Students have to check the number of seats for Central University of Punjab on their official site, as it chnages every year.

The Central University of Punjab accepts CUET PG scores, followed by a counselling process for admisison to MA, MSc, MCom, MTech and LLM, among other PG courses. Central University of Punjab CUET PG cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1, 2, 3 and 4 for General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS and PWD categories. As per the CUPB cutoff 2024 for CUET PG, the cutoff scores ranged between 15 and 241, among which M.A. in Psychology was the most competitive PG course. The least competitive course was M.Tech Computer Science & Technology (Cyber Security) with a Round 4 cutoff score of 15 for the General AII India category students. 

Detailed CUET PG cutoff 2024 for the Central University of Punjab PG courses are tabulated below for the General AI category candidates: 

Central University of Punjab offers M.Tech across two specialisations, including M.Tech. in Computer Science and Technology and M.Tech Computer Science & Technology (Cyber Security). The final admission to Central University of Punjab is based on GATE scores followed by GATE CCMT Counselling. GATE CCMT Counselling has been concluded after Round 3 Seat Allotment results. Tabulated below are the closing rankf for Central University of Punjab M.Tech cutoff 2023: 

As per the NIRF report released by Central University of Punjab, the course-wise key highlights of Central University of Punjab placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

There are two ways to get direct admission in Central University of Punjab for the academic session 2023-24:

• For PG and short term programs you can apply for the open/ direct admission for vacant seat by filling the online registration form and paying the admission fees online. You can check the provisional selection list for various programs on the university website.
• For PhD programme in department of computer Science and technology under vishvesvarya PhD scheme, you can check the provisional result of admission to the university website and follow the instruction given there.

You can also refer to the prospectus and advertisement for admission to certificate/ PG Diploma courses for academic session 2023-24 on the university website for more details.

The Central University of Punjab has a decent placement record with around 70%-90% of students getting placed every year. In 2020, 112 students were placed in the Central University of Punjab and No. Of the students who opted for higher studies at the Central University of Punjab is 120. Central University of Punjab the highest package is 10-11 LPA approximately and the average package is 4 LPA.